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| HER Number: | MDV71283 |
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| Name: | Wheal Maria, Adit |
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Summary
Two adits draining underground mine workings
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 415 740 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Gulworthy |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- ADIT (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Buck, C., 2002, Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment, 47+fig 38 (Report - Assessment). SDV241758.
Two adits to the east of the stream were located during a survey & used to drain the underground workings of Wheal Maria mine from the Capel Tor Lode to the east. The open adit portal 1m wide x 2.3m high above the water has timber supports. The second adit 20m to the south at SX41547404 had a collapsed adit portal with a leat running south parallel to the stream & joining it at SX41557396. At SX41547403 a water filled stone sided tunnel with a collapsed roof runs under the leat. Other details: Site 13-14.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV241758 | Report - Assessment: Buck, C.. 2002. Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment. Cornwall Archaeological Unit Report. 2002R069. Digital + A4. 47+fig 38. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV3862 | Part of: Devon Great Consolidated Mine, Gulworthy (Monument) |
| MDV42207 | Part of: Devon Great Consols, Wheal Maria (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV1199 - Devon Great Consols: Archaeological Assessment
| Date Last Edited: | May 4 2006 9:20PM |
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